Appstore Reviews vs App Store Connect

In-depth architectural comparison of the Appstore Reviews and App Store Connect MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Appstore Reviews when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Appstore Reviews Details

Choose App Store Connect when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore App Store Connect Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Appstore Reviews Developer Tools	App Store Connect Developer Tools
Summary	Apple App Store reviews as structured JSON via the Apify Reviews API Actor, hosted MCP.	MCP server for the Apple App Store Connect API - 101 tools for the full app lifecycle.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appstore-reviews": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/apple-app-store-reviews-api"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "app-store-connect-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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